R v Boyes [2022] NSWDC 384

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Boyes [2022] NSWDC 384 Hearing dates: 25 August 2022 Date of orders: 31 August 2022 Decision date: 29 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Priestley SC, DCJ Decision: See Below [96] Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Commercial quantity CRIME — Firearms offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Drug Misuse & Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v R (2013) 302 ALR 192 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Boyes (Offender) Representation: Swift Crown Prosecutor for the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW

Segal Counsel for the offender. File Number(s): 2020/00272057 Publication restriction: Unrestricted

Reasons on sentence

Introduction 1. Silus Martin Boys ('is the offender") appears for sentence in respect of eight charges on indictment and a further two charges to be dealt with summarily and set out on a certificate pursuant to section 166 of the Criminal Procedure Act ("CPA"). 2. The offences and their maximum penalty, and whether or not there is a standard non-parole period and if so what that period is, are set out in the following table: No Section Offence Max Pen SNPP 1 Firearms Act 33A(1)(a); not s7A(1) Fire firearm likely to injure and endanger safety of another; 10y No 2 25(2) DMTA Supply CQ, viz 475g meth 20 y & or 3500 pu 10 3 25(1) DMTA Supply 184.25 g meth 15y and or 2500 pu No 4 s24(1)(a) DMTA Possess precursor intended for use in mfr of drug 10 y or 2000 pu No 5 24(2) DMTA Knowingly take part in attempt manufacture prohibited drug; no less than 250g meth 20y and or 3500 pu 10y 6 23(1)(b) Supply 3.2kg of cannabis leaf 10 y and or 2000 pu no 7 25(1) Supply 14g of cocaine 15y and or 2000pu No 8 25(1) Supply prohibited drug, 60g MDMA 15y 2000 pu No 9 166 Par 48 of agreed facts; goods in custody 1y No 10 166 Par 49; reasonably suspected proceeds of crime 3y No